'''Bergil''' ([[gil]] = star) is the older son of [[Beregond, soldier of Gondor|Beregond]] of [[Gondor]]. A boy at the time of the [[War of the Ring]], he accompanied [[Peregrin Took]] when he first arrived in the city of [[Minas Tirith]]. He led Pippin to the gates of Minas Tirith to view the men from the various provinces of Gondor coming to reinforce the city against the impending siege. In [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]], Bergil and his father were both left out, their deeds transferred to Peregrin and [[Gandalf]].

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'''Bergil''' ([[Sindarin|S.]] "Valiant star"), born around [[Third Age 3010|T.A. 3010]], is the eldest son of [[Beregond, soldier of Gondor|Beregond]] of [[Gondor]]. A boy at the time of the [[War of the Ring]], he accompanied [[Peregrin Took]] when he first arrived in the city of [[Minas Tirith]]. He led Pippin to the gates of Minas Tirith to view the men from the various provinces of Gondor coming to reinforce the city against the impending siege. In [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]], Bergil and his father were both left out, their deeds transferred to Peregrin and [[Gandalf]].

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Of Bergil's destiny the novel or its appendices tell nothing. His younger brother [[Borlas]] is central to "''[[The New Shadow]]''", the soon-abandoned draft for ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' sequel published in ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''.

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Of Bergil's fate the book and its appendices tell nothing. His younger brother [[Borlas]] is central to "''[[The New Shadow]]''", the soon-abandoned draft for [[The Lord of the Rings]] sequel published in ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''.